Bumlebees - The New Naturalist
by Free, John B. / Butler, Colin G. / Yarrow, Ian H. H. [1st American Edition]
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine /Good
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Houlton, Maine, United States
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About This Item
NY: The Macmillan Company , 1959 xiv, 208pp, [2], bound in green cloth, gilt still bright, binding and hinges tight. NO LABELS, INSCRIPTIONS, NOR MARKINGS. Complete with 25 b/w photographic plates, as called for. The dust jacket is NOT price-clipped, shows edge chips, and is now housed in a protective mylar cover. Includes chapters on the Founding and Growth of Colonies, Males and Young Queens, Division of Labour, Egg-Laying Workers, Friends and Foes, Collection of Food, Foraging, Flowers, Locality Learning, Captivity, Identification of British Species, and more.
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- Bookseller
- Monroe Bridge Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 009427
- Title
- Bumlebees - The New Naturalist
- Author
- Free, John B. / Butler, Colin G. / Yarrow, Ian H. H. [1st American Edition]
- Illustrator
- Butler, Colin G.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1959
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- Bees Bumblebees Colony Colonies Queens Labor Labour Labor Workers Enemies Foraging British Bombus Psithyrus
- Bookseller catalogs
- NATURAL HISTORY; BIRDS, BEES, ANIMALS ETC;
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